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Tams-Witmark proudly announces that the Young Performers’ Edition of the hit musical 42ND STREET is now available for licensing! Developed in association with iTheatrics, the 42nd Street Young Performers’ Edition (YPE) is a one-hour adaptation of the blockbuster Broadway musical, specially tailored for elementary and middle school-aged actors. The YPE materials have been prepared specifically to help schools and theatres mount their best possible production, providing young actors with an exciting and rewarding experience. Read More

October is National Bullying Prevention Awareness Month, and Tams-Witmark is happy to announce that the new musical BULLY NO MORE! is now available for licensing. A charming musical allegory, BULLY NO MORE! explores the repercussions of bullying and celebrates the power of individuals to band together and stand up for what is right. With colorful animal characters and lively songs, the show empowers and inspires its audience to look out for one another, treat each other with kindness and respect, and “Hold On To Hope” in an imperfect world. Read More

Congratulations! You’ve opened your musical! Enjoy the production and celebrate with your cast and crew. And then, get back to work! Here are some pointers for wrapping up your show and preparing for the next one. Backstage: Remind actors to hang up their costumes after each show and return their props to the proper location! Make sure that backstage areas are clean, trash receptacles are emptied, and restroom facilities are well-stocked. Read More

Before you can open your show, you have to open your doors. Having a dependable house manager can relieve you of many pre-show duties, leaving you to focus on the hundreds of other things you need to do! The house manager’s tasks will vary based on how your theater is set up, as well as what flexibility and the resources you have. He or she can assign and delegate, or run it all like a solo performance. Here are some areas that can fall under the house manager’s umbrella. Read More

Yes, tech week can be long, exhausting, and frustrating. But it doesn’t have to be miserable! Here’s where all of the planning skills you’ve used throughout the process really come into play. There’s no way to know in advance what’s going to go wrong: a light is focused in the wrong place, the mic doesn’t work, and it takes twice as long to change the set between scenes. Your planning might not be able to prevent these things from happening, but at least you won’t be caught off guard. Read More